Twitch staging 32 hour Pokémon marathon

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Pokémon, that odd series where children leave their homes and travel the world to pit their pet monsters against other kids’ pet monsters, is turning 20 this week. As a tribute to the wildly popular series, Twitch will be holding a livestreaming event of all things Pokémon this weekend.

The Pokémon Twitch channel will start a marathon on February 27th at 10am EST with gameplay, interviews, and more. At 6pm, however, is when coverage takes a different turn as Twitch will then begin to air a marathon of Pokémon cartoons and movies. This will last for 24 hours, ending at 6pm EST on Sunday, February 28th.

Twitch isn’t the only place that will be celebrating Pokémon this weekend. Participating GameStop stores across America will be holding the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition qualifiers. There will also be a Toys ‘R’ Us exclusive Pokémon cards giveaway, and a Pokémon Day celebration at Nintendo NY in Manhattan. Nintendo also plans to re-release Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS Virtual Console on Feb. 27th for $9.99.

It’s pretty incredible how long this series has lasted and how it continues to remain popular after two decades. It’s a testament to what the original Pokémon creators unleashed upon the world that the franchise continues to be relevant and strike a chord with different audiences. I personally never understood the whole Pokémon craze and the concept of imprisoning wild monsters only to pit them into battle with similar creatures. With that said, I do appreciate the passion Pokémon fans have and like that Nintendo is giving fans something special on the franchise’s 20th birthday.